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 UNITED STATES FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : February 2006
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Pitfalls People May Face When Buying a Franchise.
Many buyers' problems stem from errors they made before signing on
the dotted line. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2006
UPS Capital aims at franchise financing. UPS Capital
is launching a franchise finance arm - UPS Capital Business Credit
- and has hired "the grandfather of franchise financing"
to run the enterprise. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2006
Wireless Toyz Targets 250 Stores by Year's End. Wireless
Toyz doubled its retail store presence in 2005 and says it's poised
to repeat the feat this year. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2006
WSI Executive to Earn Franchise Certification. Ms. Maribel
Guiste, Vice President Operations at WSI will today be designated
as a Certified Franchise Executive. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2006
Peach’s to franchise its popular restaurants. Peach’s,
the wildly popular Bradenton-based restaurant group, has formed a
separate company to award franchises under the name “Peach’s
Rise and Dine Restaurants.” .... [more]
28 Feb, 2006
Cohen tapped as chairman of International Franchise Association.
Lawrence "Doc" Cohen, president of Doc & Associates
in Tomball, has been named chairman of the International Franchise
Association. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2006
UPS Store dispute escalating. Three hundred The UPS
Store owners plan to sue United Parcel Service Inc. and its subsidiary,
Mail Boxes Etc., for undercutting their profits. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2006
RE/MAX commercial plans now in limbo. A plan for a local
veteran of the real estate industry to open commercial RE/MAX branches
in six Texas cities has failed to get off the ground. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2006
Ruby Tuesday Announces Saudi Arabia Expansion. Casual
dining chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. today announced the establishment
of a Ruby Tuesday franchise in Saudi Arabia. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2006
Franchising an option for displaced boomers. As baby
boomers turn 60, they may be feeling nostalgic about the early days
of their careers, when job security actually meant something and a
person could retire comfortably at 65. .... [more]
27 Feb, 2006
Pizza chain plans 300 locations in Florida. RedBrick
Pizza Worldwide, a California-based gourmet pizza chain, opened its
first Florida franchise location in Altamonte Springs Friday. ....
[more]
27 Feb, 2006
The 25 Franchises That Made the Cut for Our List. Find
out who got a spot on the StartupJournal Franchise High Performers
list - and how they chose them. .... [more]
26 Feb, 2006
Burger King’s financial health improving. The difference
at Burger King since Greg Brenneman took over in 2004 is clear: profits
are small but growing, the company and its franchisees are in better
financial health and... [more]
26 Feb, 2006
Local photo retailer merging with competitor. Moto
Franchise Corp. will merge with Independent Photo Imagers and create
one of the largest specialty photo retail chains in the country, the
companies announced Friday. .... [more]
24 Feb, 2006
Ruling favors Thomas Kinkade franchisee gallery owners.
An arbitration panel has awarded $860,000 to two former Thomas Kinkade
Signature Gallery owners who accused the so-called "Painter of
Light" and his company of business fraud. .... [more]
24 Feb, 2006
Futures in Education Offers National Franchise Opportunities.
Futures in Education, Inc., providing one-to-one individualized instruction,
announced today it is offering national franchise opportunities. ....
[more]
23 Feb, 2006
KFC franchise owners flock to convention. Coming off
a year of solid sales growth at KFC, franchise owners from around
the world began gathering Wednesday in Kissimmee for their annual
convention. .... [more]
23 Feb, 2006
Camille’s recognized as healthy restaurant. Camille’s
Sidewalk Café has been recognized by Gov. Mike Huckabee and
his Healthy Arkansas Initiative by earning the Healthy Arkansas Restaurant
Gold Award. .... [more]
22 Feb, 2006
40 Dunkin' Donuts shops planned for Buffalo area. A
Dunkin' Donuts franchisee has bought the rights to develop 40 shops
in the Buffalo market and is buying a former bakery building to support
the stores. .... [more]
22 Feb, 2006
QuikDrop eBay Drop-Off Stores to Conduct Nationwide 'Store Tours'
Open to the Public. QuikDrop International announced today
that it is conducting in-store public tours of its eBay drop-off stores
at dozens of locations from Los Angeles to New York. .... [more]
22 Feb, 2006
Lenny's Sub Shop Expands to Virginia. Lenny's Sub Shop
today announced a franchise agreement that takes the quick-service
restaurant chain into another new territory - Virginia. .... [more]
22 Feb, 2006
Club 50 Fitness Awards Nine-Unit Hawaii Franchise to Oahu Physician.
Club 50 Fitness today announced that it has awarded a franchise to
Dr. Richard Ridao for the island of Oahu, Hawaii. .... [more]
21 Feb, 2006
Peaberry Coffee seals deal on 11 stores. Peaberry Coffee
Inc. of Denver has cemented its deal to transfer 11 leased store locations
to Starbucks Corp. .... [more]
21 Feb, 2006
RadioShack CEO resigns amid resume questions. RadioShack's
embattled president and CEO, David Edmondson, resigned Monday following
questions about his resume's accuracy. .... [more]
20 Feb, 2006
Burger King Expects to Raise $400M in IPO. Burger King's
parent company expects to raise up to $400 million in an initial public
offering and said it will use the proceeds to pay down debt, according
to regulatory documents filed Thursday. .... [more]
16 Feb, 2006
Franchisees sue Quiznos. Another group of Quiznos franchisees
has sued the Colorado sandwich restaurant chain. .... [more]
16 Feb, 2006
Build-A-Bear Workshop Opens First Zoo Store At Saint Louis Zoo.
Build-A-Bear Workshop is opening a store at the Saint Louis Zoo on
Thursday, March 16, the first ever store located inside a zoo. ....
[more]
15 Feb, 2006
California Pizza Inks Japan Franchise Deal. California
Pizza Kitchen Inc. said Tuesday that it inked a franchising deal with
WDI Corporation of Japan, setting the stage to open at least 15 locations
throughout that nation over the next 10 years. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2006
Elite Med Spa Franchise Launched. Elite Med Spa Development
Group, LLC today announced that it will franchise its medical spa
concept, which has already been profitable at two locations. ....
[more]
14 Feb, 2006
Ohio Real Estate Firm Discontinues GMAC Affiliation. Cutler
Real Estate, formerly known as CUTLER/GMAC Real Estate, announced
it is no longer affiliated with the GMAC franchise and will move forward
as an independent firm. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2006
Franchising route taking Epcon to 32 states in '06.
The growing tide of empty-nester adults buying condominiums has a
Dublin builder continuing to expand its franchise network. .... [more]
13 Feb, 2006
Houston-area Krispy Kreme stores to become Jumbles Dough Factory.
With Krispy Kreme on its way out of town, former Krispy Kreme franchisee
Lone Star Doughnuts Ltd. will open Jumbles Dough Factory and Coffee
Bar in the his five current Krispy Kreme locations. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2006
Subway franchisee launches delivery service in S.W. Florida.
A successful beta test conducted by UDS, a 75-unit Subway franchisee
group, has resulted in a full-scale launch of sandwich delivery service
to the southwest Florida area. .... [more]
9 Feb, 2006
Advertising Super Bowl: Franchiser Domination Continues.
For the 18th time since The American Association of Franchisees &
Dealers (AAFD) began surveying the ratio of Super Bowl ads purchased
by franchised and non-franchised enterprises, the franchisers continue
to dominate. .... [more]
8 Feb, 2006
The Joys of Juggling More Than One Franchise. Some franchisees
who diversify can squeeze new revenue streams out of the same territory.
.... [more]
7 Feb, 2006
Toys R Us names new chairman and CEO. Toys R Us named
Gerald Storch, former vice chairman of rival Target, to be its new
chief executive and chairman. .... [more]
7 Feb, 2006
Ruby Tuesday Announces Stepped-Up Franchising. National
casual dining chain Ruby Tuesday today announced an enhanced campaign
to attract new franchisees, focusing on the western United States
and international locations. .... [more]
6 Feb, 2006
Founder of golf store turned hobby into business. The
founder of the Edwin Watts Golf Store is a 60-year-old with two children
and five grands. He's also a golf nut who lives in Fort Walton Beach,
Fla., who has turned his lifelong hobby into a multimillion dollar
business. .... [more]
5 Feb, 2006
Hooters bets on Las Vegas casino. A franchisee of Hooters,
known for its busty waitresses and Buffalo chicken wings, officially
opened its first Hooters Casino Hotel Friday just a block from the
Las Vegas strip. .... [more]
3 Feb, 2006
Burger King plans to file for initial public offering.
Burger King's parent company said Wednesday it plans to sell shares
to the public for the first time in the fast-food chain's 52-year
history, part of its attempt to recoup ground lost in fierce competition
with rivals. .... [more]
1 Feb, 2006
Franchises Great Option for 50+ Crowd. According to
the American Association of Retired Persons, nearly half of the self-employment
population is over 50, and about one in three self-employed workers
age 51 to 69 made the transition to self-employment at or after 50.
.... [more]
1 Feb, 2006
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